[Mikasa waited a moment. Letting him look at the gemstone on her arm, then unrolled her sleeve again. It was more so that she didn't scratch at than anything. Hide it's presence even though she could feel it.
Why did he ask about the stones then? Her eyes narrowed slightly, but she did give him a nod. She'd been thinking the same there.]
I figured it was the Manna, if it's toxic outside like they said... [And that the Manna healed the damage of being crystallized. As for Malachite. Mikasa had nothing, the locals hadn't given anything there.]
No one wants to talk about this Malachite...but their attitudes changed because of this person. [That didn't mean they were safe though. Just that they were the person benefiting off their presence.]
[ no real reason beyond personal curiosity— what they were in for (vines, on mikasa’s part, water for armin . . . and fire for him. how god damn fitting), but maybe he’ll get to that. not immediately, once he considers what to say or not in relation to the new god.
. . . there were things he knew he could count on and things he couldn’t. after some mulling silently once they’re closer to the apartment buildings, he stops by the entryway and pulls them into an empty pocket made for admiring neon artificial gardening decor. ]
I might’ve gotten something. You just can’t say anything to anyone else until we know more.
[ the “okay?” is implied with his expectant, needy gaze to find a way out of this. ]
[In her time here, Mikasa hadn't yet used these powers that she'd been granted. She couldn't complain about them if they worked, controlling dirt, making plants grow, all good things. Though she didn't know about the others in detail yet. She'd rather get on her feet before she dwelled on that.
Mikasa gazed back for a moment. Giving a shape nod. Business as usual for them then.]
I won't, if people are scared of them already then talking would get us in trouble.
[Like this person was some kind of gang leader. Only they had no knowledge and no real way of putting up a fight if they pissed the wrong person off. ]
[ good, that’s all he needs. now for the “fun” part: ]
We should get inside.
[ he holds a card key up that had been taken from his pockets, right between his fingers before flipping it into his palm. the logo looked like the one the next building over was fanning around at its front to welcome their new arrivals. he did ask for plenty of directions and luckily, mikasa had been close by the landmarks. ]
[The key card gets a blink. She nearly reached for but then he's showing her anyway.]
...You have a room? [She didn't. If that wasn't obvious by her question as she looked at the entrance of the building. Mikasa was still staying in temporary accommodation. Though she was being urged to find a place to call her own she just... didn't know what to look for. Even if she wasn't picky, there was so much here, it all seemed too complicated.
Then was the matter of paying. She was still trying to find if there was a catch to their housing. A bed in a hostel seemed a lot cheaper to pay back than a whole house. But with that, she shuffled, turning to head over.]
[ eren shrugs, though the rest of it is a bit of a slow, almost lost sort of walk once they get into the building and have to find their way around. ]
That embassy insisted on giving one, [ so— card number is to apartment number? there’re too many numbers lmao. he clicks his tongue and keeps scrolling. ] I just took the card.
[ like he paid enough attention to remember the finer details— he just wanted out, but it was better (and safer) than sleeping on the streets. ]
[A soft hum as she looked around the lobby. They'd really been insistent on a lot of things. Mikasa was still getting the messages telling her about Manna and how easy it'd be for her to be able to get so many things. Along with reminders about her current lack of home.
...Yeah. She was just ignoring the device she'd been given now.]
They want me to take one... [She'd been too disorientated at the time. Only blinking when one of the embassy's workers had told her that she could have a dishwasher. Mikasa didn't need a whole-ass person to wash her dishes for her. She had hands... Maybe Eren had the right idea. Just grab the first thing they threw at him.
But after another moment of looking she paused, glancing up at him.]
Do you think they're putting us all together? [Like at the barracks back home.]
I'm not sure, some of the ones they showed me had three rooms at least. That was in a different building... [And had been bigger than the cabin she'd grown up. Though Mikasa was counting dining rooms and living rooms as places to sleep. She'd not wanted that, it seemed like too much. Way too much.
She followed him though the halls. It was his place they were going to right? So he'd know where it was, except...nothing happens. Mikasa just stared at him for a moment. Wondering what he was doing.
[ but slide where? where was this card slideable? upon further inspection, eren decides that its in the tight door frame's spacing. nothing. it doesn't even go in right. where else? under the door? "slide it in". makes sense.
so he crouches, slides the card underneath the door and into the apartment itself.
[Mikasa is really fucking helpful here. She just stands there, tilting to head to watch him kneel and slide the card under.
...She didn't have any better ideas. If they said slide it in then that was it. Right?
Except once again, nothing happens. After a few seconds of expectant silence, she reached trying the handle. Nope, nothing, nada. Just two absolute 100% bumpkins stood in the middle of a hallway by a door.
Mikasa slowly looked to Eren again. Then the door. Was it the right one? Uhh... She's just going to try knocking??? Which yet again, achieved nothing. So she looked back to Eren again as the silence dragged.]
[ well. that sucks. even trying to look under the thin space of the door doesn't garner much of a response or an answer. the silence grows and so does his frown, curving down his face and reaching for the inside of his pocket. ]
[Mikasa waited. Patiently, unsure, in her own lane. Because really, she was fine just being here. Though it was kind of awkward that Eren couldn't get into what was supposed to be 'his' place.]
Yeah. We went to the embassy place together... [Then were separated because reasons.] I'm not sure where he is though.
[And unlike Eren. She didn't think to go to the strange device.]
[ at least enough people have been showing him how to work this thing (shhhh timelines) that, albeit slowly, he knows where to go to find contacts and send a message . . . just. give him a moment. he types with only one finger. ]
[She gave a small nod, crouching down herself to look under the door. Not that there was a space, it was a good door. Solid, no small gaps like when a load of planks were put together.]
I'm not sure how to find him on there. [All she could do was send messages into the void. Though she had found her own inbox, for as much good as that did. But Armin was smart, he'd probably worked it out. Like he'd know a way of getting into the room.
At that though, Mikasa's hands came up. Giving the door a light press. She'd not been expecting much, if the handle hadn't opened it. Pushing it wouldn't work. Mikasa was just seeing if there it moved enough to make a gap, then they could slide something under and maybe get the card. But no. It was sealed and- ]
It's made of metal.
[AKA even she wasn't breaking through that... Guess they were waiting for Armin then.]
[ alas, no one had shown him how to use a card key door. but as the device vibrates and beeps while eren and armin send messages back and forth— eren gets . . . increasingly . . . embarrassed. his ears start burning, he frowns, glances to the door, back to the device, and probably after ten to twenty minutes in total, ]
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Why did he ask about the stones then? Her eyes narrowed slightly, but she did give him a nod. She'd been thinking the same there.]
I figured it was the Manna, if it's toxic outside like they said... [And that the Manna healed the damage of being crystallized. As for Malachite. Mikasa had nothing, the locals hadn't given anything there.]
No one wants to talk about this Malachite...but their attitudes changed because of this person. [That didn't mean they were safe though. Just that they were the person benefiting off their presence.]
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. . . there were things he knew he could count on and things he couldn’t. after some mulling silently once they’re closer to the apartment buildings, he stops by the entryway and pulls them into an empty pocket made for admiring neon artificial gardening decor. ]
I might’ve gotten something. You just can’t say anything to anyone else until we know more.
[ the “okay?” is implied with his expectant, needy gaze to find a way out of this. ]
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Mikasa gazed back for a moment. Giving a shape nod. Business as usual for them then.]
I won't, if people are scared of them already then talking would get us in trouble.
[Like this person was some kind of gang leader. Only they had no knowledge and no real way of putting up a fight if they pissed the wrong person off. ]
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We should get inside.
[ he holds a card key up that had been taken from his pockets, right between his fingers before flipping it into his palm. the logo looked like the one the next building over was fanning around at its front to welcome their new arrivals. he did ask for plenty of directions and luckily, mikasa had been close by the landmarks. ]
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...You have a room? [She didn't. If that wasn't obvious by her question as she looked at the entrance of the building. Mikasa was still staying in temporary accommodation. Though she was being urged to find a place to call her own she just... didn't know what to look for. Even if she wasn't picky, there was so much here, it all seemed too complicated.
Then was the matter of paying. She was still trying to find if there was a catch to their housing. A bed in a hostel seemed a lot cheaper to pay back than a whole house. But with that, she shuffled, turning to head over.]
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That embassy insisted on giving one, [ so— card number is to apartment number? there’re too many numbers lmao. he clicks his tongue and keeps scrolling. ] I just took the card.
[ like he paid enough attention to remember the finer details— he just wanted out, but it was better (and safer) than sleeping on the streets. ]
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...Yeah. She was just ignoring the device she'd been given now.]
They want me to take one... [She'd been too disorientated at the time. Only blinking when one of the embassy's workers had told her that she could have a dishwasher. Mikasa didn't need a whole-ass person to wash her dishes for her. She had hands... Maybe Eren had the right idea. Just grab the first thing they threw at him.
But after another moment of looking she paused, glancing up at him.]
Do you think they're putting us all together? [Like at the barracks back home.]
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[ much like barracks? that too, was what eren was thinking when they’d said rooms. he’s just not expecting an entire complex with separate rooms.
anyway, the number matches the card here. now, uh.
eren’s just going to hold out the card, and nothing happens. ]
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She followed him though the halls. It was his place they were going to right? So he'd know where it was, except...nothing happens. Mikasa just stared at him for a moment. Wondering what he was doing.
Waiting a bit longer.]
...Is it like the voucher?
[Did he have to exchange it for a key?]
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They said to slide it in.
[ but slide where? where was this card slideable? upon further inspection, eren decides that its in the tight door frame's spacing. nothing. it doesn't even go in right. where else? under the door? "slide it in". makes sense.
so he crouches, slides the card underneath the door and into the apartment itself.
he waits expectantly, but nothing happens. ]
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...She didn't have any better ideas. If they said slide it in then that was it. Right?
Except once again, nothing happens. After a few seconds of expectant silence, she reached trying the handle. Nope, nothing, nada. Just two absolute 100% bumpkins stood in the middle of a hallway by a door.
Mikasa slowly looked to Eren again. Then the door. Was it the right one? Uhh... She's just going to try knocking??? Which yet again, achieved nothing. So she looked back to Eren again as the silence dragged.]
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Did you see Armin around?
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Yeah. We went to the embassy place together... [Then were separated because reasons.] I'm not sure where he is though.
[And unlike Eren. She didn't think to go to the strange device.]
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[ at least enough people have been showing him how to work this thing (shhhh timelines) that, albeit slowly, he knows where to go to find contacts and send a message . . . just. give him a moment. he types with only one finger. ]
He'll know what to do.
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I'm not sure how to find him on there. [All she could do was send messages into the void. Though she had found her own inbox, for as much good as that did. But Armin was smart, he'd probably worked it out. Like he'd know a way of getting into the room.
At that though, Mikasa's hands came up. Giving the door a light press. She'd not been expecting much, if the handle hadn't opened it. Pushing it wouldn't work. Mikasa was just seeing if there it moved enough to make a gap, then they could slide something under and maybe get the card. But no. It was sealed and- ]
It's made of metal.
[AKA even she wasn't breaking through that... Guess they were waiting for Armin then.]
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[ alas, no one had shown him how to use a card key door. but as the device vibrates and beeps while eren and armin send messages back and forth— eren gets . . . increasingly . . . embarrassed. his ears start burning, he frowns, glances to the door, back to the device, and probably after ten to twenty minutes in total, ]
He's waiting for us at the Embassy.